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Midcentury Modern Bookshelf in Hardwood & Metal, Michel Arnault, c. 1960s

$8,500per item
£6,423.17per item
€7,417.19per item
CA$11,877.47per item
A$13,179.05per item
CHF 6,903.47per item
MX$161,610.53per item
NOK 87,809.76per item
SEK 82,888.67per item
DKK 55,314.60per item
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This wonderful bookshelf is made in Ivory wood, Rosewood and metal. It features 4 large shelves, 5 exposed shelves, 2 doors and 6 shelves. The wood has been refinished displaying colorful veins and the metal handles have been polished. Michel Arnault designed this piece during the sixties for the growing office market About the designer: Michel Arnoult was a French-born designer who later became an adoptive Brazilian, and he is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of the Ready-To-Assemble furniture (RTA) and flat-packaging. In the early 1950s, he arrived in Brazil and quickly made friends with some of the leading figures in modern architecture, such as Oscar Niemeyer and Cândido Portinari. At the time, there was a shortage of furniture suitable for the smaller spaces in social housing, which prompted Michel Arnoult to design simple but functional RTA furniture with his company Mobilia Contemporanea His innovative and daring approach at the time proved incredibly successful, earning him several prestigious awards, including the Roberto Simonsen Prize for industrial design in 1964, and the Museo da Casa Brasileira Prize in 2003. His legacy continues to inspire designers to this day.
  • Creator:
    Michel Arnoult (Designer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 83 in (210.82 cm)Width: 57 in (144.78 cm)Depth: 17 in (43.18 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Circa 1960s
  • Condition:
    Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. The wood has been refinished and the metal has been polished.
  • Seller Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: Lot 7421stDibs: LU7095242355742

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